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+ Israel calls for relocation of 1.1 million people to Gaza

+ Candidate for Speaker of the US House of Representatives drops out

+ Australian Prime Minister makes final appeal to save referendum

+ Russian Olympic Committee suspended over Ukraine

+ NASA prepares to visit a metal-rich asteroid

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JERUSALEM

Israel has called for the immediate relocation of 1.1 million people to Gaza as part of its massive bombing in retaliation for Hamas attacks, with the United Nations warning of “devastating” consequences.

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WASHINGTON

The Republican candidate to lead the US House of Representatives drops out after failing to find enough support to win a vote from the full chamber, plunging the paralyzed lower house of Congress even deeper into crisis.

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SYDNEY

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese makes an emotional appeal to save a historic referendum on indigenous rights, his voice trembling as he tells voters: “Kindness costs nothing.”

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BOMBAI

The International Olympic Committee suspends Russia’s national Olympic body with “immediate effect” for violating Ukraine’s territorial integrity by recognizing illegally annexed territories.

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida

A NASA probe is preparing to blast off toward Psyche, a metal-rich asteroid 3.5 billion miles away that could offer clues about the interiors of planets like Earth.

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— ISRAEL-GAZA WAR —

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TEL AVIV

Amid cheers and chants of “USA! “, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken enjoys an unusually warm welcome as he meets with survivors of Hamas attacks on Israel.

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RAMALLAH

By launching its bloody attack on Israel, Hamas has effectively marginalized the Palestinian Authority and asserted its authority over all of the occupied Palestinian territories, analysts say.

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PARIS

Throughout its history, Israel has been the target of hostage-taking in clashes resolved through both force and diplomacy, but the mass capture of citizens by the Palestinian militant group Hamas places authorities facing a unprecedented dilemma.

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BEERSHEBA, Israel

Dan Schwarzfuchs has headed the emergency unit at southern Israel’s largest hospital for nearly a decade, but the rate of casualties pouring in since the bloody Hamas weekend attack was unimaginable to him.

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GAZA CITY

Rescuers lift a cement block and remove the lifeless body of a Palestinian from the rubble of a residential building destroyed by Israeli airstrikes on the besieged Gaza Strip.

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— ASIA —

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SEOUL

Pyo Ye-rim, a hairdresser turned advocate for the legal rights of survivors of school bullying in South Korea, has died in an apparent suicide, local police said. She was 27 years old.

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YANGON

In a working-class neighborhood of Yangon, Myanmar, plastic waste is piled one meter high, a toxic product of what a new investigation suggests is rampant Western waste dumping.

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WELLINGTON

New Zealand is considering taxing farmers for their livestock’s burps and farts – and it’s causing a stink in the run-up to Saturday’s general election.

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— AMERICAS —

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QUITO

Shocked by the eruption of a bloody drug war that has spilled from the country’s prisons into the streets, Ecuadorians will vote for a new president on Sunday, just weeks after the public assassination of a popular candidate.

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NEW YORK

A powerful U.S. senator who was indicted last month on corruption charges faces an additional charge: he allegedly acted as an unregistered agent of Egypt.

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WASHINGTON

Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo is calling for a “global coalition of democracies” to combat violent extremist groups in West Africa spreading south from the Sahel to Ghana and its neighbors.

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WINDSOR, Canada

The moment Kim Prosser learned that her 19-year-old son Ashtyn had committed suicide, she dropped to the ground, where she lay “shaking and so cold.” Ashtyn was among at least 100 people who police say died after a Canadian sold her a substance used to help people commit suicide over the Internet.

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GRAY HORSE, Oklahoma

As eagles fly overhead and a cool autumn wind blows through Gray Horse Cemetery, on the ancient lands of the Osage people in northern Oklahoma, Margie Burkhart points to the graves of ancestors murdered a year ago. century.

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— EUROPE —

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WARSAW

Poland prepares for a close election on Sunday that could escalate tensions with the EU and neighboring Ukraine, as ruling populists seek a third consecutive term in power against the liberal opposition led by the former leader of the EU Donald Tusk.

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BELFAST

Northern Ireland’s main pro-British party, whose long-running boycott of the province’s devolved government forced its suspension, faces growing pressure from its political allies and enemies as it is holding its annual conference this weekend.

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MEDJUGORJE, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Amid the karst soil and intense sun of southern Bosnia, two grape varieties are making waves outside this mountainous Balkan country, rarely associated with world-class wine.

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— AFRICA —

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ABIDJAN

The deposed president of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, overthrown by military leaders on July 26, faces his 80th day of detention on Friday with his wife and son.

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— ENVIRONMENT —

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DAKAR

Moussa Ndoye, a 28-year-old swimmer in Dakar, Senegal’s capital, swallows water from two plastic bags and throws them into the sand. Practical, easy to buy and cheaper than bottled water, sachets are an integral part of daily life in Senegal, but they contribute significantly to the plastic waste that contaminates the streets and coasts of this African country. West.

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PARIS

Top scientists have launched a series of annual reports to fill knowledge gaps ahead of crucial climate negotiations, with their global warming “countdown” targeting world leaders and ordinary citizens alike.

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— BUSINESS/ECONOMY —

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NEW YORK

The rise in U.S. Treasury yields has caused a lot of concern among investors, in part because there is no simple explanation for the rise.

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— ENTERTAINMENT —

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LOS ANGELES

Taylor Swift fans sporting friendship bracelets and sparkly cowboy boots are gathering to watch the first showings of the pop megastar’s concert film in cinemas across the United States.

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PARIS

Three years after the pandemic wiped out the live music scene, fans are once again flocking to see their favorite stars on stage, with Taylor Swift and Beyoncé raking in tours that are providing a boost to local economies.

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LOS ANGELES

Talks between actors and Hollywood studios over an ongoing strike have failed, dealing a blow to hopes of a quick end to a crisis that has crippled the entertainment industry.

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— SPORTS —

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AHMEDABAD, India

Buoyed by a record run chase, Babar Azam’s Pakistanis are seeking their first-ever World Cup victory against India in Saturday’s blockbuster match between cricket’s biggest rivals in an arena of 132 000 places monitored by 11,000 police officers.

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LUCKNOW, India

Quinton de Kock reaches his second consecutive century at the World Cup as South Africa send Australia to a 134-run defeat, the five-time champion’s heaviest defeat in the tournament’s history.

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